Guidelines for surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a significant health concern. Medical management is expensive and may be necessary lifelong. Effective surgical therapy is available and, if performed by experienced surgeons, is successful in greater than 90% of patients. Laparoscopic techniques which reproduce their "open" counterpart are also available. When performed by appropriately trained surgeons, these laparoscopic approaches appear to hasten the patient's recovery and return to normal function.
D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000592:standards*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome